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ECLECTIC

PRIMER

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MCQUFFEY'S

ECLECTIC PRIMER

REVISED EDITION.

NEW YORK -:• CINCINNATI •:• CHICAGO

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

COPYKIGHT, 1881, BY VAN ANTWERP, BRAGG & Co.

COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY HENRY II. VAEL.

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The flattering success of Mcfriiffey's Revised Readers,
and the inquiry for more primary reading matter to be
used in the first year of school work, have induced the
Publishers to prepare a REVISED PRIMER, which may be
used to precede the First Reader of any wrell arranged
series.

The method pursued is the same as that m McGufFey's Re-
vised Readers, and the greatest possible care has been taken
to insure a gradation suited to the youngest children. Only
about six new words are to be mastered in each lesson.
These new words and the new elementary sounds are always
to be found in the vocabulary of the lesson in which they
are first used.

The plan of the book enables the teacher to pursue the
Phonic Method, the Word Method, the Alphabet Method,
or any combination of these methods.

Illustrations of the best character have been freely sup-
plied, and the skilled teacher will be able to use them to
great advantage.

The script exercises throughout the book and the slate
exercises at the close, have been specially written and care-
fully engraved for this Primer; they may be used to teach
the reading of script, and as exercises in learning to write.

In the full confidence that the public will appreciate a
cheap and attractive Primer of this character, the Publishers
have spared no expense to make this book equal, m #ype,
paper, and illustrations, to any that have been issued from
their Press.

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THE ALPHABET,

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rat

a rat
A cat

a cat
A rat

A cat and a rat.
A rat and a cat.

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LESSON II.

at

the

ran

^
Ann

th

The cat

the rat

The cat has a rat.

The rat ran at Ann.

Ann has a cat.

The cat ran at the rat.

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LESSON III.

hat

fan

€an

a fan

a hat

Ann and Nat.
Ami has a fan.
Nat has a hat.
Ann can fan Nat.

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LESSON IV.

man

1

in

a cap

p s

the lad

A man and a lad.

The man sat; the lad ran.

The man has a hat.

The lad has a cap.

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LESSON V, REVIEW.

The cat and the rat ran.

Ann sat, and Nat ran.
A rat ran at Nat.

Can Ann fan the lad?

The man and the lad.

The man has a cap.

The lad has a fan.

Has Ann a hat?

Ann has a hat and a fan.

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LESSON VI.

Rab

Nat's

o

g

Nat's cap

a fat dog

Has the lad a dog?

The lad has a fat dog.

The dog has Nat's cap.

Nat and Rab ran.

Rab ran at a cat.

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LESSON VII.

13

see

fro

g

Oil

a log

the frog

See the frog on a log.
Rab sees the frog.
Can the frog see Kab?
The frog can see the dog.
Rab ran at the frog.

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LESSON VIM.

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w

15

stand
lamp

mat

a mat

the stand

See the lamp! It is on a mat.
The mat is on the stand.
The lamp is Nat's, and the mat
is Ann's.

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LESSON IX.

Tom
him

na<
eatch

not
he

ch

See the nag ! It is Tom's nag.
Can Tom catch his nag?
He can not catch him.
The dog ran at the nag, and the
nag ran.

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LESSON X.-REVIEW.

Tom's nag is fat; his dog is not
fat. Nat is on Tom's nag.

Nat's dog, Kab, can not catch
the rat.

See the frog on the log.

A lad sees the frog.

The lad can not catch it.

A cat is on the mat ; the cat
sees a rat.

Ann's fan is on the stand.

The man has a lamp.

A dog ran at the man.

Ann sat on a log.

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LESSON XI

nest

this

die

the box

sh

a nest

This is a fat hen. The hen
has a nest in the box.

She has eggs in the nest.

A cat sees the nest, and can
get the eggs.

Pr.-2

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LESSON XII.

old

run

fox

—

o

u

Can this old fox catch the hen?
The fox can catch the hen, and

get the eggs in the nest.
Run, Rab, and catch the fox.

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LESSON XIII.

pond

Nell

ducks

them

feed

Will

ck

vv

Nell is by the pond.

I see ducks on the pond.

Nell sees the ducks, and will

feed them.
She can not get the ducks.

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LESSON XIV.

hold§ to

blind Ma'ry

hand kind

a

o

This old man can not see.
He is blind.

Mary holds him by the hand.

She is kind to the old blind
man.

LESSON XV.-REVIEW.

I see ducks on the pond; Tom
will feed them.

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Tom is blind; lie holds a box
in his hand.

Nell is kind to him.

This old hen has a nest.

Mary will run and get the
eggs.

LESSON XVI.

Sue doll dress new

Sue has a doll.

It has a new dress.

her

let

u

ew

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She will let Ann hold the
doll in her hands, and Ann will
fan it.

Sue is kind to Ann.

LESSON XVII.

V

t

ere

five

tree

rob

e

A bird is in ^
the tree. It has
a nest there.

The nest has vtfl

j. ; ^v^

five eggs in it.

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Do not rob the nest.
Will the bird let the
her five eggs?

cat get

LESSON XVIII.

cage

pet

sing

live§

so

love§

•
o

ng

This is a pet bird.
It lives in a new cage.
It will stand on Sue's hand,
and sing.

Sue loves her pet bird.
So do I love it.

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LESSON XIX.

are you yes fast too
like boy§ of (ov) play

a

a

y °y

Do you see the boys at play?

Yes, I see them ; there are five
of them.

Tom is too fat to run fast.
Nat can catch him.

I like to see boys play.

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LESSON XX.-REVIEW.

Sue has a doll and a pet bird.

Her doll has a new dress and
a cap.

Sue loves Mary, and will let her
hold the doll.

The pet bird lives in a cage.
Sue and Mary will stand by the
cage, and the bird will sing.

There are birds in the tree by
the pond. Can you see them?

Yes ; there are five of them in
a nest.

Tom will not rob a bird's nest.
He is too kind to do so.

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LESSON XXIc

W

hat

ow

1

an

w

ell

a

ow

wh

niht

iay

but

big

best

What bird is this?
It is an owl.
What big eyes it has!
Yes, but it can not see well by
day.

The owl can see best at night.
Nat Pond has a pet owl.

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LESSON XXII.

grass
shade

-^

e ou

The day is hot.

The cows are in the shade of
the big tree.

They feed on the new grass.

Our cows do not run off.

At night they come to the
barn.

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LESSON XXIII.

soon
neck

way bell one (wun)

their

oo

The sun will soon set.

The cows are on their way to
the barn.

One old cow has a bell on her
neck. She sees our dog, but she
will not run.

Our dog is kind to the cows.

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LESSON XXIV.

brave
drown

if

men

ship
rock

boat

save

The ship has run on a rock.
Five men are on the ship.
If the boat can not get to
them, they will drown.

The boat has brave men in it.
They will save the five men.

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LESSON XXV.-REVIEW.

Come. boys, and feed the cows.

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The sun has set, and they are
at the barn.

Sue has a bell on the neck of
her pet cat..

One hot day Ann and Nell sat
on the grass in the shade of a
big tree. They like to rock their
dolls, and sing to them.

The brave men in our boat
are on their way to the ship.
They will save the men in the
ship, if they can. They will not
let them drown.

What bird has big eyes? The
owl. Can an owl see at night?
Yes, an owl can see best at
night.

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LESSON XXVI.

fall

• •

with

196
had

skates
stone

did

a 9 sk

The boys are on the ice with
their skates.

There is a stone on the ice.
One boy did not see it, and has
had a fall.

But he is a brave boy, and
will not cry.

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LESSON XXVII.

look

go

John

here

all

wheel

mill

have

round

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Look! there are John and Sue
by the mill pond.

They like to see the big wheel
go round.

They have come to play on
the logs and in the boat.

John and Sue will play here
all day.

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LESSON XXVIII.

or

•oil

Jane
some

girls
which

floor
black

A

o

Here are some girls with skates;
but they are not on the ice.

Their skates roll on the floor.

Which way do you like to
skate, — on the ice, or on the floor?

The girl with the new black
dress is Jane Bell.

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LESSON XXIX.

for out a§

horse should hurt

how try
be

no

A

u

Look out for the cars!

How fast they come!

No horse can go as fast as the
cars.

I will not try to catch them,
for I should fall and be hurt.

See the horse look at the cars.
Will he not run?

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LESSON XXX.-REVIEW,

There is ice on the pond5 and
the mill wheel can not go round.

The boys are all out on the ice
with their skates.

I will let you and Tom try to
skate; but do not fall, for you
will be hurt.

Look! here come the cars.
John and Nat try to skate as
fast as the cars go, but they can
not. John has had a fall.

The girls are not on the pond ;
but some of them have skates
which roll on the floor.

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LESSON XXXI.

work ax pile Ned think

wood
hard

o

th

n

Ned and John are hard at work.

John has a saw, and Ned has
an ax.

They will try to cut all of the
wood which you see in the pile.

Do you think they can do this
in one day?

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LESSON XXXII.

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Two girls have gone out for
a walk.

It is May, and the air is cool.

They hear the birds sing in
the trees, and they hear the noise
of the frogs in the pond.

They see men at work and
boys at play.

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LESSON XXXIII.

pull €art goats Bess

up ride hill

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•
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Bess has a cart and two goats.

She likes to ride in her cart.

See how the goats pull!

Bess is so big, I think she
should walk up the hill.

The goats love Bess, for she
feeds them, and is kind to them.

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LESSON XXXIV.

blaze

fire

roof

call

ring

we

put

yet

house

This house is on fire.

Look! the roof is in a blaze.

Kun, boys, and ring the bell.
Call some men to put out the fire.

We may yet save the house,
if we work hard.

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LESSON XXXV.-REVIEW.

Bess, do you hear a noise?

Yes, Tom; what is it?

It is the mill by our house;
logs are cut there.

How do they cut the logs,
Tom, — with an ax?

Not with an ax, Bess; it is
too hard work; they cut them
with a saw.

May we not go and see the
mill at work, Tom?

Yes, I think so. The air is cool,
and we can walk in the shade.
We should go soon, Bess, or the
pile of wood will be gone.

Our two goats and the cart
are here, Tom; we can ride to
the mill. It is not up hill, and
the goats can pull us fast.

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LESSON XXXVI.

Miss

wants

won

Id

u

tSllg
rule

• »

keep
obd

that
each

The girls and boys all love
Miss May; she is so kind to
them.

Miss May tells them there is
a rule that she wants them to
keep. It is, "Do to each one as
you would like each one to do
to you."

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This is a good rule, and all
boys and girls should keep it.

LESSON XXXVII,

school

church

books

slates

child

w

hen

What kind of house is this?
Do you think it is a schoolhouse,

or a church?

It looks like a church, but I
think it is a schoolhouse.

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I see the boys and girls with
their books and slates.

When the bell rings, they will

•

go in.

A good child likes to go to
school.

LESSON XXXVIII.

quail

seen

me

eat

know

quick

kill

oh

first

Hen'ry

qu

"John! come here. Be quick,
and tell me what kind of bird
this is."

"Do you not know, Henry?" ~

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"Oh, no! what is it?"

"It is a quail."

"It is the first quail I have
seen. Is it good to eat?"

"Yes; but I should not like to
kill it."

LESSON XXXIX.

Kate dear

name

ba'by

blue

near

shut €rib

sit

Is not this a dear baby in the
crib?

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Her name is Kate, and she has
big, blue eyes. You can not see
her eyes, for they are shut.

Kate is a good baby; but she
will cry if she is hurt, or if she
is not well.

Bess likes to sit near the baby,
and to rock her in the crib.

LESSON XL.-REVIEW.

Henry Black and Ned Bell live
near our house. They go to school,
and I see them go by each day
with their books and slates.

Miss May tells the girls and
boys that they should be at the
schoolhouse when the bell rings.
So Henry walks fast, and is first
at school. He is a good boy.

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and wants to keep the rule of
the school.

Ned is not a good boy. I do
not think he likes to go to school
or to church.

I saw him try to kill a quail
with a stone. The quail is too
quick a bird for that, and Ned
did not hurt it ; but I know that
a good child would not try to kill
a bird.

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LESSON XLI.

llo-ht

w

here

far

sea

its
tall

high

were

The tall house which you see

•/

on that high rock is a lighthouse.
At night its light is seen far out
at sea, and the men on ships can
tell where to go.

If it were not for this, they
would run on the rocks.

How would you like
to live in a light-
house ?

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olf

LESSON XLII.

US

took

watch lambs

Let us watch the sheep as they
feed on the hills. They like to
eat the new grass.

Do you see my two lambs? I
had two more; but an old wolf
took them one night.

I love my pet lambs. It would
be wrong to hurt them.

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LESSON XLIII.

laugh snow head fun

mouth made pipe

gh (as f )

The boys have made a big snow
man.

They have put a tall hat on his
head, and an old pipe in his mouth.

Hear them laugh as they play!

It is good fun for the boys.

They would like to have it snow
all day and all night.

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LESSON XLIV,

sweets mean

please bee

buzz vine

eould

said (sed)
on§e (wuns)

"Buzz! buzz!" a bee said to
Mary.

"What do you mean?" said
Mary. "Please tell me once more."

"Buzz! buzz! buzz!" but Mary
could not tell its wants.

I think it said, "Please let me
get some sweets in this vine."

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LESSON XLV.-REVIEW.

One day Nat and I sat on the
high hill by the sea, where the
tall lighthouse stands. We could
look far out, and could see the
ships at sea.

As we sat there, we saw a
man near by, with some sheep and
lambs. The man had a pipe in
his mouth. He sat with us, and
let the sheep eat the grass.

What fun it is to see lambs
play! It made us laugh to see
them.

The man said that once, when
the sheep and lambs were out in
the snow, an old wolf took one
of the lambs, and ran off with
it,

I think that men should watch

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their sheep, so that a wolf can
not catch them.

LESSON XLVI.

while might time thmg§

done right your halve$

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LESSON XLVII.

sprang

wa§

thank

went
fish
fell
safe

arm §

got

One day John went to the
pond to fish. His dog, Watch,
went with him.

John sat on a log for a time,
but did not catch a fish.

As he got up to go, he- fell
off the log.

Watch sprang in to save him.

John put his arms round the

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dog's neck, and was soon safe on
the log once more.

"Thank you, my brave old
dog," said John to Watch.

LESSON XLVIII.

Jame§ asks warm town

then drlve§ been (bin) show

James has been to the mill.
The day is warm, and he lets
his horse stand

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A girl asks him to show her
the way to the town. He tells
her the way, and then drives on.

Pll

puss

pat

narm

LESSON XLIX.

she'll

don't

pur
fur

deedg

I love my dear puss,
Her fur is so warm;

And, if I don't hurt her,
She'll do me no harm.

Ill pat my dear puss,
And then she will pur,

And show me her thanks
For my kind deeds to her,

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LESSON L.

57

now wreadi§ who queen

wood§ shall crown

It is the first of May The
boys and girls have gone to the
woods to have a good time. See
them at their play.

The girls have wreaths in their

hands.

Now they will crown some one

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Queen of the May. Who shall
it be?

It should be the best girl, and
that is Kate.

LESSON LI.

God

Do you see that tall tree?
Long ago it sprang up from a
small nut.

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Do you know who made it do
so?

It was God, my child. God
made the world and all things in
it. He made the sun to light the
day, and the moon to shine at
night.

God shows that he loves us
by all that he has done for us.
Should we not then love him?

LESSON LI I.

Lord smile joy§ tear ni
morn griefs woe§ star§ say

When the stars, at set of sun,
'Watch you from on high;
When the light of morn has come,
Think the Lord is nigh.

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All you do, and all you say,

He can see and hear;
When you work and when you play,

Think the Lord is near.

All your joys and griefs he knows,
Sees each smile and tear;

When to him you tell your woes,
Know the Lord will hear.

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